'''Doris''' is a [[perzine]] created by [[Cindy Crabb]]. It covered topics such as gender roles, sexual abuse, [[anarchism]], and the author's personal musings. '''Doris''' was featured in Volume Five and Volume Seven of [[Zine Yearbook]].

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'''Doris''' is a [[perzine]] created by [[Cindy Crabb]]. It covers topics such as gender roles, sexual abuse, [[anarchism]], depression, and the author's personal musings. The zine often features stick-figure drawings as illustrations. Twenty-nine issues have been released. Many issues are photocopied, although at least one was printed on newsprint, ranging in size from mini to half-legal.

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Reviews of ''Doris'' have described it as a "renowned personal zine", with "language that evokes the intimacy and immediacy of journal entries or letters between close friends" (Library Journal). "This cut and paste perzine is honest, intimate and raw. ... Cindy conveys her struggles, whether they be psychological (as a survivor of abuse) or physical (trying to camp in the freezing rain), in a fresh and unself-conscious way." (Zine World)

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Excerpts from ''Doris'' are included in ''[[The Riot Grrrl Collection]]'', an anthology compiled by Lisa Darms, gathered from the archives of The Fales Library of New York University Riot Grrrl Archives, and published by The Feminist Press in 2013.

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''Doris'' was featured in volumes five, seven, and nine of [[Zine Yearbook]]. It is included in the Sarah Wood Zine Collection at Duke University.

''#19'' was the beginning of Crabb's ABC series, with one or more articles written for each letter of the alphabet. Contents: A is for Anarchy, Anna, Abortion, Boats, Boogers, Books and Fanzines, But for the Kitchen Sink, Bugs, and Caty's Farm.

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Doris is a perzine created by Cindy Crabb. It covers topics such as gender roles, sexual abuse, anarchism, depression, and the author's personal musings. The zine often features stick-figure drawings as illustrations. Twenty-nine issues have been released. Many issues are photocopied, although at least one was printed on newsprint, ranging in size from mini to half-legal.

Reviews of Doris have described it as a "renowned personal zine", with "language that evokes the intimacy and immediacy of journal entries or letters between close friends" (Library Journal). "This cut and paste perzine is honest, intimate and raw. ... Cindy conveys her struggles, whether they be psychological (as a survivor of abuse) or physical (trying to camp in the freezing rain), in a fresh and unself-conscious way." (Zine World)

Excerpts from Doris are included in The Riot Grrrl Collection, an anthology compiled by Lisa Darms, gathered from the archives of The Fales Library of New York University Riot Grrrl Archives, and published by The Feminist Press in 2013.

Doris was featured in volumes five, seven, and nine of Zine Yearbook. It is included in the Sarah Wood Zine Collection at Duke University.

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#19 was the beginning of Crabb's ABC series, with one or more articles written for each letter of the alphabet. Contents: A is for Anarchy, Anna, Abortion, Boats, Boogers, Books and Fanzines, But for the Kitchen Sink, Bugs, and Caty's Farm.